Chicago Plays The Stones

Chicago Plays The Stones

Various Artists Raisin’ Music Records The Rolling Stones have often looked toward the blues for inspiration and creativity over the time they’ve been playing music. And every now and then a group of blues artists gather together to pay their…
Vernon Reid Band of Gypsys Revisited
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PortlandBlues.com

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New Music to Note-September 2021

New Music to Note – November 2018

Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues (Concord Records) Brigitte Purdy – Still I Rise (Dirtshack Records) Dan Lowe & The Skeletal Remains – No Running From The Storm (Songs of Love, Life and Loss) (Self Produced) Dennis Jones Band –…
Hank Shreve Band

Hank Shreve Band

Trouble Boogie Boss Records Hank Shreve is part of the Oregon generation of bluesmen that includes Ben Rice and Ty Curtis. Aside from their ages, they all have another thing in common. They are all out of this world talented and so scary good…
17th Annual Musicians Toy Run Benefit

17th Annual Musicians Toy Run Benefit

The 17th annual Musicians Toy Run Benefit for the Shriner’s Hospital returns this year with a full day’s worth of music featuring many of the area’s favorite artists. Hosted by Francine Reed & The High Speed Wobblers, the lineup will…
Charlie Burse

Charlie Burse Gravestone Benefit

Charlie Burse was a skilled multi-instrumentalist, boisterous singer and memorable showman. He contributed to some of the most influential jug band recordings, such as "Cocaine Habit,""You May Leave,""Bottle It Up and Go" and "Stealin' Stealin'"…
Punk-Blues Jane Lee Hooker

Jane Lee Hooker Punk-Blues

Jane Lee Hooker isn't the daughter of blues boogie legend John Lee Hooker. Jane Lee Hooker is a New York City-based quintet intent on carrying on the overamplified traditions of electric blues. To them, velocity, intensity, and chops are what…
Jeff Plankenhorn

Austin Guitar Master Jeff Plankenhorn

Jeff Plankenhorn is a larger than life presence on stage. A big man with a kind smile and generous demeanor, he is often the bedrock that binds a host of talents into a moving whole. Then he picks up his slide, looks down in his lap and the…
Band Together II - A Fundraiser for Mekong Bistro

Band Together II: A Fundraiser for Disaster Relief Slated for Mekong Bistro

Over the past year we have seen a number of tragedies strike many people, including a number of blues musicians. Disasters such as fires, snow storms, and other unforeseen events have caused several to lose gigs and hit them square in the pocket…
Vernon Reid Band of Gypsys Revisited

Vernon Reid Band of Gypsys Revisited Band

Recorded live at The Fillmore East in New York City N.Y. on December 31, 1969 and January 1, 1970, the Band of Gypsys with Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox and Buddy Miles debut recording consisted of six tracks released to the public on March 25th,…